NBA All-Star MVP Anthony Davis on the Art of the Swaggerific Tunnel Walk

Just look at this man. There was never any doubt who was taking MVP honors home.

This was always Anthony Davis's NBA All-Star Weekend. As the only New Orleans Pelican to be selected (his fourth appearance in five seasons), he was the host city's lone representative and unofficial master of ceremonies for these forty-eight hours of basketball. He made it official by racking up an All-Star record 52 points, adding 10 rebounds, leading the West to an easy 192-182 victory, and securing his first-ever All-Star MVP. Then the news arrived late Sunday night that A.D. was going to get a new big-man brother: DeMarcus Cousins had been traded to the Pelicans. Judging by the suit that Davis wore to the All-Star game, he'll be showing Boogie where to hang in New Orleans and how to pull off some serious Big Easy style.

Draping his 6'10", ain't-nothing-on-this-rack-going-to-fit-me frame in a custom ALBA suit he'd never worn before, The Brow offered a free lesson in making a suiting statement without having to shout. Instead of being in-your-face, the outfit's flash emanates from the nuances in its finish: the sheen of the silver; the clean contrast of a black tie against a crisp white shirt; the patterned pocket square. "When I first got into the league, I saw everybody dressing up, wearing suits and everything like that," says Davis, in his driveway, on his way out the door. "So I figured you gotta get with the trend and start wearing suits and looking fashionable." He topped off his All-Star look with a matte black Hublot King Power Paris St. Germain watch and a pair of Christian Louboutins. Davis says if he not wearing sneakers, he's "probably wearing Louboutins."

Of course, the outfit's not the only key to looking like an MVP. There's the delicate art of the tunnel walk: "You don't want to look directly into the camera. Just walking with a little swag, slowing down your walk, maybe looking down every once in awhile, changing your hand movements so everybody can see your entire outfit. That's the most important part of going into any game." And then there's knowing what you can't pull off, which, for Davis, is anything his good buddy and human style fireworks show Russell Westbrook wears: "There's nothing he wears that I could probably wear. But I'm always intrigued. I told him today that the Willie Beamen jersey was pretty cool." Davis adds, laughing. "He has very, very high confidence. My confidence is not there yet, where I can wear a kilt."

One thing Davis may be able to wear first, thanks to the potential small-ball-beating addition of powerhouse big-man Boogie? A ring.